hula

/ˈhuːlə/ /ˈhulə/

Meanings

noun

草裙舞

A form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there.

Examples :

"My sister learned hula dancing at the community center. "

我妹妹在社区中心学了草裙舞。

verb

跳草裙舞，跳夏威夷舞。

To dance the hula.

Examples :

"My niece loves to hula at family gatherings. "

我的侄女很喜欢在家庭聚会上跳草裙舞。

dance culture entertainment tradition

Related Words

islands noun

/ˈaɪləndz/

岛屿，岛。

"We took a boat trip to visit some small islands off the coast. "

我们乘船去海岸附近参观了一些小岛。

learned adjective

/ˈlɜːnɪd/ /ˈlɝnɪd/ /lɜːnd/ /lɝnd/

博学的，有学问的

"Professor Davies is a learned scholar, renowned for her deep knowledge of ancient history. "

戴维斯教授是一位博学的学者，以其对古代历史的渊博知识而闻名。

originally adverb

/əˈɹɪdʒnəli/

最初，起初，本来。

"Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age."

最初，这张纸是白色的，但随着时间的推移，它变黄了。

community noun

/k(ə)ˈmjunəti/ /kəˈmjuːnɪti/

社区，社群，团体

"The school community celebrated the end-of-year festival together. "

学校的师生和家长团体一起庆祝了年末节日。

settled verb

/ˈsɛtl̩d/

解决，确定，敲定

"After a long discussion, the committee finally settled the date for the school picnic. "

经过长时间的讨论，委员会最终敲定了学校野餐的日期。

family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

家庭, 家人

"Our family lives in town."

我们一家人住在城里。

chant noun

/tʃænt/

吟诵，咏唱。

"The monks' morning prayer was a simple, powerful chant. "

僧侣们早上的祈祷是一种简单而有力的吟诵。

center noun

/ˈsɛn.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈsɛn.tɚ/

中心，圆心。

"The center of the clock showed the time was 3:00. "

钟表的圆心显示现在是三点。

developed verb

/dɪˈvɛləpt/

发展，进展

"My baking skills have developed significantly since I started taking the online course. "

自从我开始上在线课程后，我的烘焙技巧已经有了显著的进展。

dancing verb

/ˈdæn.sɪŋ/

跳舞，舞蹈

"I danced with her all night long."

我整晚都和她一起跳舞。

sister noun

/ˈsɪs.tə/ /ˈsɪs.tɚ/

姐妹，姊妹

"My sister is always driving me crazy."

我妹妹总是让我很抓狂。

gatherings noun

/ˈɡæðərɪŋz/ /ˈɡæðrɪŋz/

聚会，集会

"I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists."

我是在一次工程师和科学家聚会上认识她的。